CVE-2016-7905: ffmpeg NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-7905UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7905DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7905CGA-27v7-h8m5-4c8pCGA-4m75-62xh-62j7CGA-535m-7345-mw96CGA-84q9-xfpj-j99fCGA-93qw-78hc-jhh2CGA-crp8-cp42-9mw5CGA-f6xw-g53r-m8qrCGA-r58f-vhm6-v654
Published 23-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7905 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 23-12-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer used) via a crafted AVI file.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.67% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.67%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard4 products
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- ffmpeg< 2.8.11-r0 | < 3.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:3.1.4-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≤ 3.1.3
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5 vendors · 8 products
References
8 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory
